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Chapter 81
Themes
Key
LitCharts assigns a color and icon to each theme in Noughts and Crosses, which you can use to track the themes throughout the work.
Racism, Division, and Tragedy
Awareness and Privilege
Love, Lust, Power, and Violence
Friendship
Youth, Innocence, and Growing Up
Family
Summary
Analysis
The newscaster announces that this morning, Ryan McGregor—the “convicted bomber of the Dundale Shopping Center”—was killed while trying to escape prison. The electric fence electrocuted him. His family is devasted, and officials are looking into the incident.
It's left ambiguous whether Dad was actually trying to escape, or whether running into the fence was a suicide. The newscaster, though, is undoubtedly a Cross, so it makes sense for them to frame Dad’s death as an escape attempt. This reinforces the image of Dad as a criminal.
Themes
